Ammonium picrate Safety Data Sheets
SAFETY DATA SHEETS
According to the UN GHS revision 8
SECTION 1: Identification
1.1 GHS Product identifier
| Product name | Ammonium picrate |
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1.2 Other means of identification
| Product number | - |
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| Other names | ammonium picrate; Obeline picrate; Phenol, 2,4,6-trinitro-, ammonium salt |
1.3 Recommended use of the chemical and restrictions on use
| Identified uses | Industrial and scientific research uses. |
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| Uses advised against | no data available |
1.4 Supplier's details
| Company | Echemi.com |
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| Address | Echemi.com |
| Telephone | Echemi.com |
1.5 Emergency phone number
| Emergency phone number | Echemi.com |
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| Service hours | Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +8 hours). |
SECTION 2: Hazard identification
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
no data available
2.2 GHS label elements, including precautionary statements
| Pictogram(s) | no data available |
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| Signal word | no data available |
| Hazard statement(s) | no data available |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| Prevention | no data available |
| Response | no data available |
| Storage | no data available |
| Disposal | no data available |
2.3 Other hazards which do not result in classification
no data available
SECTION 3: Composition/information on ingredients
3.1 Substances
| Chemical name | Common names and synonyms | CAS number | EC number | Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonium picrate | Ammonium picrate | 131-74-8 | 205-038-3 | 100% |
SECTION 4: First-aid measures
4.1 Description of necessary first-aid measures
If inhaled
Fresh air, rest.
Following skin contact
Remove contaminated clothes. Rinse and then wash skin with water and soap.
Following eye contact
Rinse with plenty of water for several minutes (remove contact lenses if easily possible). Refer for medical attention.
Following ingestion
Rinse mouth. Give one or two glasses of water to drink.
4.2 Most important symptoms/effects, acute and delayed
An allergen. Irritating to eyes, skin and mucous membranes. Toxic via inhalation, ingestion and percutaneous absorption. Repeated low grade exposures may cause headache, pruritis, skin eruptions, yellowing of skin and conjunctiva, vomiting, diarrhea, and oliguria. Severe human poisonings, resulting from ingestion of one or two grams of material, may be characterized by gastroenteritis, hemorrhagic nephritis with anuria, acute hepatitis, progressive stupor, coma, and death. (USCG, 1999)
Excerpt from ERG Guide 112 [Explosives* - Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 or 1.5]: Fire may produce irritating, corrosive and/or toxic gases. (ERG, 2016)
4.3 Indication of immediate medical attention and special treatment needed, if necessary
Immediate first aid: Ensure that adequate decontamination has been carried out. If patient is not breathing, start artificial respiration, preferably with a demand-valve resuscitator, bag-valve-mask device, or pocket mask, as trained. Perform CPR as necessary. Immediately flush contaminated eyes with gently flowing water. Do not induce vomiting. If vomiting occurs, lean patient forward or place on left side (head-down position, if possible) to maintain an open airway and prevent aspiration. Keep patient quiet and maintain normal body temperature. Obtain medical attention. Inorganic acids and related compounds
SECTION 5: Fire-fighting measures
5.1 Suitable extinguishing media
Use extreme care as ammonium picrate will explode when heated or shocked, especially when dry. This chemical is a flammable solid. Use flooding quantities of water, applied from a distance ... If material or contaminated runoff enters waterways, notify downstream users of potentially contaminated waters. Notify local health and fire officials and pollution control agencies. From a secure, explosion-proof location, use water spray to cool exposed containers. If cooling streams are ineffective (venting sound increases in volume and pitch, tank discolors or shows any signs of deforming), withdraw immediately to a secure position ... The only respirators recommended for fire fighting are self-contained breathing apparatuses that have full facepieces and are operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode.
5.2 Specific hazards arising from the chemical
Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Contain highly toxic NOx fumes. Behavior in Fire: Flammable solid. UNCONFINED material burns without detonation when ignited. Confined material will explode upon heating to its ignition temperature. (USCG, 1999)
Excerpt from ERG Guide 112 [Explosives* - Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 or 1.5]: MAY EXPLODE AND THROW FRAGMENTS 1600 METERS (1 MILE) OR MORE IF FIRE REACHES CARGO. For information on "Compatibility Group" letters, refer to Glossary section. (ERG, 2016)
5.3 Special protective actions for fire-fighters
Use water in large amounts, water spray, powder, carbon dioxide. In case of fire: keep drums, etc., cool by spraying with water.
SECTION 6: Accidental release measures
6.1 Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures
Consult an expert! Evacuate danger area! Personal protection: particulate filter respirator adapted to the airborne concentration of the substance. Do NOT let this chemical enter the environment.
6.2 Environmental precautions
Consult an expert! Evacuate danger area! Personal protection: particulate filter respirator adapted to the airborne concentration of the substance. Do NOT let this chemical enter the environment.
6.3 Methods and materials for containment and cleaning up
Consult an expert! Evacuate danger area! Personal protection: particulate filter adapted to the airborne concentration of the substance. Do NOT let this chemical enter the environment.
SECTION 7: Handling and storage
7.1 Precautions for safe handling
NO open flames. Do NOT expose to friction or shock. Handling in a well ventilated place. Wear suitable protective clothing. Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Avoid formation of dust and aerosols. Use non-sparking tools. Prevent fire caused by electrostatic discharge steam.
7.2 Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities
Separated from incompatible materials. See Chemical Dangers. Store in an area without drain or sewer access.Incompatible with strong oxidizers, strong bases. Contact with air causes substance to give off corrosive anhydrous ammonia fumes. Outside, detached storage is recommended. Store to avoid heat, shock, or the presence of reducing materials. Use only non-sparking tools and equipment, especially when opening and closing containers of this chemical. Sources of ignition, such as smoking and open flames, are prohibited where this chemical is used, handled, or stored in a matter that could create a potential fire or explosion hazard.
SECTION 8: Exposure controls/personal protection
8.1 Control parameters
Occupational Exposure limit values
no data available
Biological limit values
no data available
8.2 Appropriate engineering controls
Ensure adequate ventilation. Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice. Set up emergency exits and the risk-elimination area.
8.3 Individual protection measures, such as personal protective equipment (PPE)
Eye/face protection
Wear safety goggles.
Skin protection
Protective gloves.
Respiratory protection
Use ventilation (not if powder), local exhaust or breathing protection.
Thermal hazards
no data available
SECTION 9: Physical and chemical properties and safety characteristics
| Physical state | Ammonium picrate, wetted with not less than 10% water is a slurry or sludge of yellow crystals in water. Will burn, although may be difficult to ignite. Produces toxic oxides of nitrogen during combustion. |
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| Colour | Bright yellow scales or orthorhombic crystals; "red modification" is not a distinct polymorph, but a slightly contaminated form of the yellow salt. |
| Odour | no data available |
| Melting point/freezing point | 280(å解)ºC |
| Boiling point or initial boiling point and boiling range | 303.6ºC at 760mmHg |
| Flammability | Combustible. Gives off irritating or toxic fumes (or gases) in a fire. Many reactions may cause fire or explosion. See Notes. |
| Lower and upper explosion limit/flammability limit | no data available |
| Flash point | 133.9ºC |
| Auto-ignition temperature | no data available |
| Decomposition temperature | 265°C |
| pH | no data available |
| Kinematic viscosity | no data available |
| Solubility | Slightly soluble in alcohol |
| Partition coefficient n-octanol/water | -1.4 |
| Vapour pressure | no data available |
| Density and/or relative density | 1.856g/cm3 |
| Relative vapour density | no data available |
| Particle characteristics | no data available |
SECTION 10: Stability and reactivity
10.1 Reactivity
May decompose on shock, friction or concussion. May explode on heating. On combustion, forms toxic gases including nitrogen oxides. Reacts with metals and reducing agents. This generates fire and explosion hazard. Reacts with concrete and plaster. This produces salts of picric acid, more sensitive to shock than ammonium picrate.
10.2 Chemical stability
no data available
10.3 Possibility of hazardous reactions
Moderately flammable by spontaneous chemical reaction.AMMONIUM PICRATE is a high explosive when dry [Hawley]. Mixing with water greatly reduces its sensitivity to shock, friction and heat. Traces of metallic picrates may significantly lower the temperature at which this mixture will explode (Military Explosives p. 96).
10.4 Conditions to avoid
no data available
10.5 Incompatible materials
A powerful oxidizer that reacts violently with reducing agents ... Keep away from metals, sodium nitrite, perchlorates, peroxides, permanganates, and any form of shock.
10.6 Hazardous decomposition products
When heated to decomposition it emits highly toxic fumes of /nitroxides/.
SECTION 11: Toxicological information
Acute toxicity
- Oral: no data available
- Inhalation: no data available
- Dermal: no data available
Skin corrosion/irritation
no data available
Serious eye damage/irritation
no data available
Respiratory or skin sensitization
no data available
Germ cell mutagenicity
no data available
Carcinogenicity
no data available
Reproductive toxicity
no data available
STOT-single exposure
The substance is irritating to the skin and eyes. The substance may cause effects on the blood. This may result in destruction of blood cells and acidosis.
STOT-repeated exposure
Repeated or prolonged contact with skin may cause dermatitis.
Aspiration hazard
A harmful concentration of airborne particles can be reached quickly when dispersed.
SECTION 12: Ecological information
12.1 Toxicity
- Toxicity to fish: LC50 Lepomis macrochirus 220 mg/l/96 hr static bioassay in freshwater at 23 deg C
- Toxicity to daphnia and other aquatic invertebrates: no data available
- Toxicity to algae: no data available
- Toxicity to microorganisms: no data available
12.2 Persistence and degradability
no data available
12.3 Bioaccumulative potential
no data available
12.4 Mobility in soil
no data available
12.5 Other adverse effects
no data available
SECTION 13: Disposal considerations
13.1 Disposal methods
Product
The material can be disposed of by removal to a licensed chemical destruction plant or by controlled incineration with flue gas scrubbing. Do not contaminate water, foodstuffs, feed or seed by storage or disposal. Do not discharge to sewer systems.
Contaminated packaging
Containers can be triply rinsed (or equivalent) and offered for recycling or reconditioning. Alternatively, the packaging can be punctured to make it unusable for other purposes and then be disposed of in a sanitary landfill. Controlled incineration with flue gas scrubbing is possible for combustible packaging materials.
SECTION 14: Transport information
14.1 UN Number
| ADR/RID: UN0004 (For reference only, please check.) | IMDG: UN0004 (For reference only, please check.) | IATA: UN0004 (For reference only, please check.) |
14.2 UN Proper Shipping Name
| ADR/RID: AMMONIUM PICRATE dry or wetted with less than 10% water, by massâ (For reference only, please check.) | IMDG: AMMONIUM PICRATE dry or wetted with less than 10% water, by massâ (For reference only, please check.) | IATA: AMMONIUM PICRATE dry or wetted with less than 10% water, by massâ (For reference only, please check.) |
14.3 Transport hazard class(es)
| ADR/RID: 1.1D (For reference only, please check.) | IMDG: 1.1D (For reference only, please check.) | IATA: 1.1D (For reference only, please check.) |
14.4 Packing group, if applicable
| ADR/RID: (For reference only, please check.) | IMDG: (For reference only, please check.) | IATA: (For reference only, please check.) |
14.5 Environmental hazards
| ADR/RID: No | IMDG: No | IATA: No |
14.6 Special precautions for user
no data available
14.7 Transport in bulk according to IMO instruments
no data available
SECTION 15: Regulatory information
15.1 Safety, health and environmental regulations specific for the product in question
| Chemical name | Common names and synonyms | CAS number | EC number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonium picrate | Ammonium picrate | 131-74-8 | 205-038-3 |
| European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS) | Listed. | ||
| EC Inventory | Listed. | ||
| United States Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory | Listed. | ||
| China Catalog of Hazardous chemicals 2015 | Listed. | ||
| New Zealand Inventory of Chemicals (NZIoC) | Listed. | ||
| Philippines Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS) | Listed. | ||
| Vietnam National Chemical Inventory | Not Listed. | ||
| Chinese Chemical Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (China IECSC) | Not Listed. | ||
| Korea Existing Chemicals List (KECL) | Not Listed. | ||
SECTION 16: Other information
Information on revision
| Creation Date | July 15, 2019 |
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| Revision Date | July 15, 2019 |
Abbreviations and acronyms
- CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service
- ADR: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
- RID: Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail
- IMDG: International Maritime Dangerous Goods
- IATA: International Air Transportation Association
- TWA: Time Weighted Average
- STEL: Short term exposure limit
- LC50: Lethal Concentration 50%
- LD50: Lethal Dose 50%
- EC50: Effective Concentration 50%
References
- IPCS - The International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSC), website: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/icsc/showcard.home
- HSDB - Hazardous Substances Data Bank, website: https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/newtoxnet/hsdb.htm
- IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer, website: http://www.iarc.fr/
- eChemPortal - The Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances by OECD, website: http://www.echemportal.org/echemportal/index?pageID=0&request_locale=en
- CAMEO Chemicals, website: http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/search/simple
- ChemIDplus, website: http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp
- ERG - Emergency Response Guidebook by U.S. Department of Transportation, website: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/library/erg
- Germany GESTIS-database on hazard substance, website: http://www.dguv.de/ifa/gestis/gestis-stoffdatenbank/index-2.jsp
- ECHA - European Chemicals Agency, website: https://echa.europa.eu/
Other Information
For safety transportation, 10-20% water is usually added.In normal conditions: combustible; if oxidized may become explosive.Other UN number is 1310, with not less than 10% water by mass, hazard class 4.1, packing group I.
Disclaimer: The above information is believed to be correct but does not purport to be all inclusive and shall be used only as a guide. The information in this document is based on the present state of our knowledge and is applicable to the product with regard to appropriate safety precautions. It does not represent any guarantee of the properties of the product. We as supplier shall not be held liable for any damage resulting from handling or from contact with the above product.
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